External Storage Controller - NEC Express5800 System Configuration Manual

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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For VMware ESXi 6.0:
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For VMware ESXi 6.5:
NIC Teaming feature – NIC Teaming and bonding features
See the table below for supported network interfaces and OS combinations.
Network Interface
1GbE NIC
On-board LAN Interface
N8104-172/-180/-181/-193
1GbE NIC
N8104-171/-178/-179
10GbE NIC
N8104-173/-182
10GbE NIC
N8104-175/-184/-195
10GbE NIC
N8104-183
10GbE NIC
N8104-185
10GbE NIC
N8104-176/-186/-194
25GbE NIC
N8104-188
NOTE:
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When 1GbE, 10GbE and 25GbE NIC teams are mixed, the maximum number of teams must be five per one system.

External Storage Controller

RAID Controller
Category
Controller
Battery Backup
NOTE:
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Only one SAS JBOD Enclosure can be connected to one RAID controller.
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4Kn sector drives are not supported with the RAID controller.
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One battery backup unit must be installed per one system.
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To configure a large-capacity RAID array, it is recommended to configure in RAID 6 or RAID 60 in order to minimize the risk of
becoming multiple hard drives failure during the RAID rebuilding process.
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It is recommended to set RAID array configuration drives less than eight in order to minimize the risk of becoming multiple hard
drives failure.
NEC Corporation
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NEC Express5800/R120h-1E
https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere6/r60/vsphere-60-configuration-maximums.pdf
https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere6/r65/vsphere-65-configuration-maximums.pdf
Team
Up to four ports per one team
Up to four ports per one team
Up to four ports per one team
Up to four ports per one team
Up to four ports per one team
Up to four ports per one team
Up to four ports per one team
Up to four ports per one team
Product Name / Description
RAID Controller (4GB, RAID0/1/5/6)
RAID0/1/5/6/10/50/60, 4GB, 8 External port PCIe 3.0 x8,
SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s
Battery Backup Unit
Lithium-ion Battery for RAID controller.
Revision 2.0 – December 2017
Operating Systems
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
VMware ESXi 6.5
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
VMware ESXi 6.0
VMware ESXi 6.5
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
VMware ESXi 6.0
VMware ESXi 6.5
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
VMware ESXi 6.0
VMware ESXi 6.5
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
VMware ESXi 6.0
VMware ESXi 6.5
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
VMware ESXi 6.0
VMware ESXi 6.5
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
VMware ESXi 6.5
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Part Number
N8103-196
N8103-198
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